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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Abba Mundo" <info@google.com>
Reply-To: abmomg@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 00:09:06 +0100
Subject: An Offer You Need To Consider !..



Dear Friend

Good day to you ,kindly spare your precious time with me ,my name is Abba
Mundo, database manager at one of the most reliable foreign Banks here in
Ghana that has a global financial access. I got your contact information
on global directory.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us , As
the database admin. it is my duty to manage the financial datas / report .
During the last year 2013 business report, I discovered, Fifteen Million,
One Hundred and One Thousand,Two hundred and Thirty One United State
Dollars ($15,101,231.01) that belongs to our late customer, who died of
cancer without a trace of any possible relation. My head office will
never be aware of this unless i inform them . I have placed this funds on
what we call escrow cash-call account so i can have time to search for a
reputable person .

As a staff of this bank i cannot be directly connected to this money, so
my aim of contacting you is to present you as the beneficiary , re-profile
your name and up date your data . You will be entitled to 40% of the total
funds as your share. There are practically no risks involve, it will be a
bank-to-bank e-transfer. All I need from you is to stand and claim this
fund as the original beneficiary , it will be processed with some vital
documents that i will provide. Thereafter the funds will be ordered for
transfer to your designated bank account.


Kind Regards
Abba Mundo
Email : abmomg@outlook.com | Kindly Reply Here


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